Roger moore was a gentlemen in real life. Theres a story that he was waiting in an airport. And a father and son recognised him. The eight year boy was a big fan of James Bond. The son asked moore for his autograph signing his roger moore. The little boy went to his father and told he signed the wrong name. The father told Moore, and moore motioned the little boy to him, and said please dont break my cover, im on a secret mission. The little boy , in his fifties, told this story, and he always remembered how james bond told to him to keep his secret. It was so sweet the way the guy told it.
Roger Moore had his own series called The Saint (1960s) where he was also a spy/equalizer/Robin Hood like character. He basically plays that same character as James Bond.
"For Your Eyes Only" starring Moore could be viewed as an unofficial sequel to OHMSS. It begins with Bond visiting Tracy's grave and running into a certain... cat-petting villain.
Fun Fact: They were scouting locations to film when they saw the "trespassers will be eaten" sign. Upon further investigation they decided to work the alligator farm into the film. The owner of the farm performed the stunt of running across the gators. They even used the owners last name as the name for the villian. Also, seven years after this, Solitaire (Jane Seymour) made the time travel romance "Somewhere in Time" (1980) with Christopher Reeve. They became good friends on the set for years, through his tragic accident and death. She loved him so much that she named one of her sons "Chris".
I'll have to look it up because I'm a little fuzzy on it, but didn't they talk to the owner and find out that his father was actually eaten by a crocodile? And he was the son who had taken over and performed the stunt? Like I said, don't quote me, but I think I read that. What a family business to go into 😅 literally!
Aaaahh The memories.. This was the FIRST "PG" film I ever saw when my older teenage neighbors took pity on me and brought me along to see it, LYING to my parents about what movie they were taking me too. I WAS BLOWN AWAY!! This film was the probably the COOLEST thing you could have ever turned a 7 year old boy onto in 1973..I'll never forget it! FYI:... Jane Seymour was 19 when she filmed this and looks as good today as she did then.. Look her up!!
Roger Moore in real life was the opposite of his “Smug” Bond character. He was a bit insecure & a hypochondriac. However he was a very nice man. There is a story of a director yelling at an old man who was the janitor on the set who had to clean up a spill. Roger Moore pulled him aside and said to him: “Be nice to the little people.” In otherwords treat everyone nicely. I thought that was a nice story.
I wish I could remember where I heard it, but my favorite Roger Moore anecdote was when a guy brought his young son to meet Moore at an event. The boy got sad and said "I didn't know you were 'Roger Moore', I thought James Bond was real." And Moore said, "Don't worry, that is just my cover name. I really am James Bond." Freaking class act right there.
Moore brought a real humanity to the character. I preferred Connery and Moore to the other Bonds. Moore wasn't afraid to make fun of himself and make the character a bit awkward at times.
Nah ladies 5:02 for thus one there are 162 flavors of kit kits. I just ordered pineapple my wife got lemon which was quite good she gave me one. Most are from Japan the use real fruit and there awesome. Thats what I'd love on 2024 Christmas stocking suffers. Just saying ladies I know your canadian *cheers* and now american hmmm(let's see where that goes) may be deported to Denmark so ... but I get excited and love the small things. There big to me. Japan is amazing so is Europe and space u love the imagination that there's another world or life in space. I made rockets. Just not wierd. I imagine and build things then it happens. I'm a Rasmussen I can do anything. So can you ladies. Thanks for your sweetness and joy I really enjoy your shows. Kind of matters in dark times. You bring kindness love and hope that have little. You ladies in bed with popcorn lol. I make my wife popcorn about 3 times a week she asks and I say yes missus. So she is my popcorn in the couch. Lol. She doesn't like reaction videos. I do... I dint know it that's cheating on her. But I do like your videos. Spent a lot of time editing films and doing I.T. work singing In opera and making rockets make them today but smaller. Beer cans and mailing tubes. Because minituriIng is much harder than working for space x or nasa... whats hard us getting the parts but hey found a loop hole. Lowes sells copper pipe in several gauges. My old phone has a motherboard. Inknow how to make tetrohydroziene (rocket fuel) and I have pretty good math skills and friends with math skills. There will be a new rcket in space 5 meters long in the next year.
Yes, Solitaire was played by Jane Seymour, who also played "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman". She was also a Playboy Centerfold before this movie, as was Ursula Andress from "Dr. No".
Sir Roger Moore I might add lol I actually have met Sir Rodg on 3 occasions as he lived in my hometown of Stanmore in London. Sir Rodg even at old age was still very charming and a very nice guy who always make time to stop and talk to fans that would recognize him a true gentleman and one of the best in my book!
I love Sheriff JW Pepper! Just the way he delivers his lines in that sardonic, frustrated tone, you can instantly feel for a guy that’s beyond his scope of experience and laugh at the cinematic retribution of a backwards county sheriff. It’s the same way Spielberg made the Nazis in the Indiana Jones films laughable stooges as a cinematic form of moral revenge. At the same time, it’s also tapping into “In the Heat of the Night”.
The theme song is iconic, besides it is Roger Moore's first time as James Bond. It also featured the legendary Geoffrey Holder and provided the only time in a James Bond film of the use of mysticism. The film also contains the longest jump by a boat over land. Yes, sharks sense and are attracted to blood.
I just couldn't see Geoffrey Holder as the villian. Every time I heard him laugh, I was expecting to hear "This is a cola nut, and THIS is an un-cola nut!" ;^)
I think I've found a new favorite comedy reaction. The movie is half-intentionally hilarious, and the sisters bafflement at its dated absurdity just added to it.
I know that it was planned that they were only gonna react to only two Roger Moore's james bond movies but I really think that they should consider to do a single exception and react to a third one because I think that "For your eyes only" is a must-watch ;) Especially with the fact that they loved the Mission impossible franchise and the next one seems to have some callbacks to this film (with the yellow car chase, etc ...) And maybe if they are enough likes for this recomandation, who knows ? Maybe they will do it :)
Afterall, Moore was in more official Bond movies than any other actor. He deserves one more (For Your Eyes Only should be it). They owe them two good ones after making them sit through Live and Let Die.
@@BillTheScribe fans thought they went too far with the silliness with Moonraker. FYEO was a course correction. It reference the two most serious Bonds up to that point with the visit to Tracy's grave (OHMSS) and the McGuffin being a typewriter sized code machine (From Russia With Love).
I had thought about this when they mentioned the 2 film limit and was curious which of the 3 Moore's would lose out (always assumed it would be between this, Spy, and Eyes).
PLEASE, fans of Cassie: Turn this wonderful lady onto Being There, one of the smartest, quirkiest comedies ever. She deserves the most worthy films we can find! PLEASE!
Oh, yes please Cassie, do a review of "Being There" with Peter Sellers. My personal favorite. The ending will leave you completely confounded, just thinking "What?" So many conjectures about the ending of this film.
I'm shocked that these young gals didn't acknowledge that during the intro. I mean the 70s themes were great! McCartney, Carly Simon, etc. I'm not even a Bond fan, but the music is excellent
@@SJHFoto LOL, one lady said her opening intro song for a sporting event would be a Spice Girls song so i wouldn't be surprised. They know nothing about actual music.
Just a little trivia: Roger Moore played "The Saint" on TV before he was James Bond, and Pierce Brosnan played "Remington Steele" on TV before he played James Bond. Both characters were secret agent type characters.
And Moore also played Lord Brett Sinclair in The Persuaders alongside Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde. Sinclair was a jet set aristocrat former Guards officer and race driver who just happened to drive an Aston Martin.....
@johnnyskinwalker4095 I think they're both the best, for different reasons. If I had to pick one . . . I guess TSWLM, for the Agent XXX twist and the Pyramid scene.
The snake was a speckled king snake found in the southern U.S. I found one upstairs in my shop in Houston. They are nonvenomous & eats small animals & birds including both venomous & nonvenomous snakes. Thus the name KING snake. They make good pets & are bred in captivity.
Although he doesn't appear in this movie, the Roger Moore Bond movies have the best reoccurring villain, Jaws. Richard Kiel played the best henchman in the franchise.
Yes in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. The Spy Who Loved Me is my personal favourite Bond film and I really can't wait until they react to that one.
What? No love for Whisper, the fat villain who's talks quiet because he's always outta breath and drives a pimp mobile? Actually, Tee-hee was kinda like a Jaws type villain and Baron Samedi the immortal villain was fun.
This is my favorite Bond film, because it's the first one I ever saw. There's a different feel to it because it delves deep into the "Blaxploitation" film style that was popular in the 70's.
Agreed. This is when the spy movie cycle of the 1960s was completely over, almost all the other spy film and TV series were finished (except MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE I think), the Cold War had settled into detente, Nixon went to China, and they needed new villains and a new purpose for James Bond. The first of many, many makeovers for the franchise.
@@adrianburchell8075 No, blaxploitation movies are budget movies that "exploited" (ie cashed in on) the current major public interest in black urban culture. It has nothing to do with who's the good or bad guys. You're right that this isn't a blaxploitation movie, but it's clearly taking cues from them, and they clearly picked Live And Let Die (a novel which first half can be quickly summarized as "James Bond Goes to Harlem") to adapt this time because its themes were very culturally relevant at the time.
@@patrickflanagan3762 Ironically, in the novel Mr. Big was running a gold smuggling network getting heavy financial support from Russia. They retooled his plan pretty heavily in the movie to scrub out the cold war elements.
The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only are the strongest Moore Era Bond films, and are ranked very well as among the best of the entire series. By the way--you cannot chit chat during a Bond opening title sequence! They as intricate to the experience as the ladies and their colorful names!!!
The Spy Who Loved Me is IMHO a bit more fun, but at least Moore was serious in it, I love the big sets & there is genuine tension the fight with Jaws in the train etc.
Here is the funny part. Roger Moore was older then Connery . It took three movies for Moore to own the part. After Man with the Golden gun Moore never slapped another women . The Spy who Loved me was him at his best . His other very good one was For Your Eyes Only and I do wish you added that one . You need to watchin closely the opening of Spy Who Loves Me what I call the greatest stunt , and most dangerous , of all times !!!!
Moore's Bond is my personal favorite, and Live & Let Die is one of the best imo (slightly beaten by Spy Who Loved Me, which I am looking forward to you seeing). The boat chase in the Bayou Des Allemands in Louisiana is stunningly shot imo. Yaphet Kotto is outstanding as the villain. "You had a 50/50 chance, you weren't even close" one of the best lines in cinema history imo. That whole scene is just so well written and performed by Moore and Kotto. And the crocodile stunt was done for REAL. No CGI, just real crocs. Stunt done by the owner of the croc farm where they filmed 🙂
This used to play on TNT all the time when I was growing up. Not my favorite Bond (I'm a sucker for For Your Eyes Only), but this is the one I watched the most. Jane Seymour never seemed to age to me. Roger Moore was Bond when I was growing up.
I was so scared you'd miss this with your "3 episodes per Bond" rule, but here we are! Moore is my Bond, so I think he's terrific, and this was one of my top 3 Moore's anyways.
I still don't know why they're not just doing the whole series. Even the weakest outings are better than some of the movies Cassie (with or without Carly) has done.
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy "Cassie" (and her younger sis) is not choosing to cover the entire Bond series (i.e. excluding the 1967 and 1983 non-EON-produced ones)...because the pre-2005 entries are just too ancient for her taste. It would be like trying to sit through the 1940s Batman matinee films when the more modern Michael Keaton, Christian Bale, and Ben Affleck versions of Batman are much more comprehensible. *{There is a lengthy explanation by Joe or John - who works with her - in the Community section)*
@@bonghunezhou5051 that's ridiculous, this channel at the beginning was all about getting out of her comfort zone, her regular choosings, and watching DIFFERENT movies, and most of the times she was glad she did it. If what you're saying is true, this channel is over.
Arguably the best non-Conn Bond film ever. Jane Seymour and Yaphet Kotto both shine like diamonds in this. Add a theme song by Paul McCartney & Wings and you have movie magic!
My preference for Bond actors is Roger Moore as he defined the quintessential gentleman spy Ian Fleming had experienced in WWII. The gentleman spy was often an aristocrat, major or minor royalty, or a powerful businessman (which is why you see the Bond character at so many social events wearing a tuxedo). These individuals could move into and out of the various circles of power across Europe due to their ties and rubbed elbows with the elite to gather intelligence. Although the countries were at war, the elite often had other agendas. They all knew each other or were related to each other. So Fleming took that idea and grew it into James Bond.
You said for The Spy Who Loved Me "I feel like we are going to love that one" That was the first one my Dad showed me and my personal favorite of not only Roger Moore but all Bond Films looking forward to it!
The main Villain Dr. Kananga / Mr. Big, Played By Yaphet Kotto-- also played LT. Pope in Across 110th Street(1972), Parker in Alien(1979), and along with many many many tv show and film credits, one of his last and greatest roles was that of LT Alphonse Michael 'Gee' Giardello Sr. On Homicide: Life on the Street(RIP)
Love the channel and really love that you’re on a Bond marathon. It was my late mother’s favorite franchise, so thanks to you both for bringing back some very fond memories. And as a heads-up, the proper term is “suspension of DISbelief”, not “suspension of belief”. Just FYI.
I actually really enjoyed these more Sci Fi over the top Bond films when I was a kid but my favourite Moore films have got to be The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, and Live and Let Die. Moonraker I really like as well so I would recommend watching at least these films before moving onto the next Bond. Moonraker has a special place in my heart as it was a sercet level in the N64 Goldeneye game based on the amazing Goldeneye film but Moonraker is by far the more outlandish film.
Fun fact on the alligator scene. The location was an alligator farm in Louisiana. The owner of the farm was the one who actually did the alligator stepping stone gag.
The Man With The Golden Gun, is one of my favorite bond films and showcases the actor (Christopher Lee) who played Saruman nearly 30 years before The Lord of the Rings, or Star Wars Episode II and III. He was also one of the early actors who played Dracula. That Louisiana parish sheriff makes an appearance in The Man With The Golden Gun.
Like I said in my own post...this is what I hate patrons. More money than taste. LaLD is a mess of a movie. Switching locations back and forth feels like they had no idea how to end the movie. only reason the movie was voted #2 is that stupid theme song.
My favourite JB movie. The bus he drives was a London Transport (as it was called in those days) bus that was shipped out to the filming location, and the roof being ripped off was achieved by removing the top deck, then putting it back on with a set of rollers so it would come off when it hit the bridge.
Awesome reaction as usual ladies. I know you said you'll only do 2 of the Roger Moore Bonds but if you'd like "closure" on the previous Bond (George Lazenby) you should watch For Your Eyes Only - just sayin'
This is not one of my favourite Bond films...but NEVER have I had such a completely fun time watching it!! :D The two of you made it such a good time. Can't wait for the next one :)
You can't skip For Your Eyes Only. It simply shouldn't be done! One of the many reasons for that is one I can't reveal to you...... But watching Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only would be an excellent foray into Roger Moore's Bond movies.
Kananga - played by Yaphet Kotto (who played Parker in "Alien" and FBI Agent Mosely in the hilarious comedy "Midnight Run" with Robert DeNiro); Solitaire - played by Jane Seymour (Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman); Felix Leiter - played by David Hedison who starred in & was the original "The Fly" in 1958; Written by Tom Mankiewicz, a cousin of Ben Mankiewicz (one of the hosts of TCM/Tuner Classic Movies)
The First BOND Movie 🎥 where I was aware that I was Seeing an Actual BOND MOVIE! Went to a Drive in Theater to see this when I was a Kid! This one, always had a Place in my Heart! That's why I saw Rodger Moore as the Best 007!
Don't worry ladies, this is Roger Moore's first time being Bond. He does grow into the role nicely in later films peakin' with "For Your Eyes Only", my favourite Bond Film....
He's at his all-time best in this film. Gradual decline over the next few, but still very good. By Moonraker he's losing it, as are the writers. And by Octopussy he's laughable...in a bad way. As is the writing.
Everyone has a favorite “Bond”; mine is Roger Moore. Live and Let Die is my favorite Bond film, followed by For Your Eyes Only, Then, Skyfall, Etc… Moore did play In the TV show “the Saint” but prior to that also played a lead role in “Maverick”. An action comedy Western about wise cracking gamblers who made their way through the old West. The Bond films are famous for 1. “Bond Girls” and 2. stunts. Most of the films are prior to CGI and the stunts are actually done. You will see one on the best known stunts in the Spy Who Loved Me. A great car stunt is in the Bond movie “The Man With the Golden Gun”. Where you will also see a surprise return of another character. I have a great time watching you both react to the films!
You have seen Yaphet Kotto as Parker in "Alien" (1979) but you wouldn't be able to recognize Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi (the voodoo guy with the big laugh). We old folks remember him in the 7Up commercials in the 70's. "This is a cola nut, and this is an un-cola nut." You really should take a minute to see his commercials here.
In "For your eyes only" Roger More (007) literally visits his dead wife's grave. So it's NOT some silly multiverse, It just another actor taking over the same role :) Ps. "For your eyes only" is an awesome movie with a great love story, coolest car/gadget. My fav ever!
Of course it's a multiverse, that's how you can kill Blofeld several times and have Thunderball and Never Say Never Again tell much the same story and re-use things like diamond deathray satellites (Diamonds Are Forever and Die Another Day).
This is my favorite Bond movie theme, sung by Paul McCartney. When he performs it live, after the 'live and die' part of the song, on die, it turns into a fireworks show for a bit.
I liked the song but it wasn't near the best for a Bond movie. The big band classics of the 60s are unbeatable cause they feel more "Bond". From Dr No to Diamonds are Forever(except OHMSS), it was flawless era of opening themes.
The following film, The Man with the Golden Gun is also very good. Roger Moore is in his prime in this era of the franchise. During the speed boat sequence the Guinness World Record for speed boat jumps was set at 120 feet The voodoo priest, Baron Samedi, appeared on 7-up commercials in the 1980's. "Crisp and clean, and no caffeine. Ha ha ha ha."
I’m genuinely somewhat surprised that this is one of the films that won on the poll, considering it’s one of the most over the top ridiculous films of the franchise. Then again, The Man with the Golden Gun is in my top three favorite Bond films, so I'm not one to talk.
As a kid this was my favourite because of the voodoo-New Orleans-vibes, the boat chase and Jane Seymour. And awesome theme song. But I have to admit that time has not been gentle with it, in many regards.
Same. I realised this as a teenager when I rewatched it. I was like this is....not that good. lol I still am found of a few things in it like those you mentioned. But my God the story is pretty thin.
"Spy Who Loved Me" is great, but the Blowfelt storyline from "OHMSS" is finished in "For Your Eyes Only". (You wont be disappointed... just put it on your list for later.)
The first Moore Bond picture. He had played Simon Templar (George Sanders and Vincent Price had portrayed the character earlier), and had starred with Tony Curtis as Lord Brett Sinclair in "The Persuaders".
The two best Roger Moore Bond films IMHO were "The Spy Who Loved Me" (probably the overall best Bond film of all time) and "For Your Eyes Only." I hope their Patreons picked at least one of them.
TSWLM won the pole. LALD was second (still scratching my head over that one). At least TSWLM actually is the best Moore Bond (and one of my personal top five favorites).
The way that I think that the Bond films make the most logical sense, is that Bond films 1-20 are a continuous story i.e. twenty Bond missions, but those stories don't have a firm date attached to them. The Daniel Craig films are their own continuity and disregard everything before that, it was the franchise's reboot.
I hate that the Patrons voted for this one simply because of the theme song considering both Cassie and Carly ignore opening credits to talk about food and the music never plays on the RUclips version. They would've enjoyed For Your Eyes Only a lot more.
The Sheriff known as 'W J Pepper' was also in 'The man with the Golden Gun' which was filmed in Hong Kong, Japan & Thailand as he was featured this time as a tourist with his wife in Thailand & spotted & joined Bond in action chasing the bad guys! The movie also had one of the best car stunt actions in movie history & it was done in one take! As soon as the stunt was completed, the director went over & stuffed a bunch of US banknotes into the pocket of the driver (said to be over 10,000 which was a lot of money in the 1970s ). Ironically the guy who actually did the stunt was a replacement as the original driver chickened out a few days before the stunt with an excuse that he had to fly home urgently due to family issue. The stunt was actually done by the mechanic who volunteered to step in, replacing the driver after his sudden exit. I think the girls should watch it & I am sure that they will enjoy it!
Semi-spoiler alert: The Louisiana Sheriff, J.W. Pepper, played by noted Broadway actor Clifton James, makes an appearance in the next Bond film starring Roger Moore called "The Man With The Golden Gun". Also starring Christopher Lee, who played Saruman in the LOTR films, as the man WITH the Golden Gun, and Herve Villachez as Tatu, he said "Boss, the plane, the plane" on the TV show "Fantasy Island".
Roger Moore is the best bond! You haven’t seen his greatest enemy Jaws yet. You two are so funny trying to figure out the movie plot, and your sister is so adorable. her smile is contagious. Great reaction and movie!
The whole Connery-Lazenby-Connery-Moore transition is fascinating. Connery established his Bond over 5 films and the Australian dark-haired, brown-eyed Lazenby was chosen and coached into the Scottish Connery mould, despite only done some modelling and a chocolate advert. OHMSS is astounding, but the Lazenby venture imploded and Connery came back to do Diamonds are Forever at a premium, which was a very camp and comedic affair. The producers then needed a safe, experienced pair of hands, well-known and liked by the public, to steady the ship. Ian Fleming originally wanted Roger Moore for Dr No. The producers were always speaking with Moore and wanted him to do OHMSS and Diamonds but he was under contract to do The Persuaders with Tony Curtis. NB Moore was a couple of years older than Connery! Roger Moore was, in the 1960s and early 70s, the biggest TV on the planet, one of those people whose face was seen by more people on earth than anyone else. He had played Ivanhoe (with Robert Brown who later played M), was in The Alaskans, Maverick alongside James Garner of The Great Escape, Simon Templar in The Saint (very Bond-esque) and Lord Brett Sinclair in The Persuaders with a full on bromance with superstar Tony Curtis. He was also in films like The Man who Haunted Himself. Moore had trained at RADA (with Lois "Moneypenny" Maxwell) after serving as the youngest Captain in the British army. He was contracted to MGM and Warner Brothers in Hollywood in the 1950s and early 60s. There's an interesting interview in the early 70s when he was in The Persuaders as women in the audience were literally swooning at the sight and sound of him. Also worth mentioning is that Moore was from a working class background in Stockwell in London, so he would've had a cockney accent growing up. He affected the refined accent at RADA to get ahead and it stuck. Michael Caine described him as one of those Englishmen with a backbone of iron. So, the Bond producers were tasked with making the next film with a blonde, blue-eyed Englishman already known to absolutely everyone. What was their approach? Let Moore be himself. He was already as big, if not bigger, than Connery, so distance himself even further: cigars instead of cigarettes, bourbon instead of vodka martini, Aston Martin was off the cards as Moore had already driven one in The Persuaders, ditch the PPK early on in favour of a Smith and Wesson, no "my name is Bond, James Bond" or tuxedos. There would be time for those clichés in later films. Plus, Moore had the image of the archetypal English gentleman, not a stereotypical brash Scotsman or Australian, so the unruffled, unflustered politeness was turned up to 11! He firmly put his stamp on the role, resulting in 7 films from 1973 to 1985. As to the light-hearted and humorous feel, this was perfect for the era. Despite the optimism of the 1960s, the 1970s was plagued by strikes, an energy crisis, various conflicts, the ongoing cold War. The tone of the Moore era gave audiences escapism. However, pay attention, and you'll find a lot of killer, dramatic moments. Then, there's Moore himself. All the cast and crew loved him. He was a charming, funny practical joker. He could have been a professional comedian and was fluent in several languages (he had also been a cartoonist as an early career). He was friends with Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, David Niven, Gregory Peck, Michael Caine, Sean Connery as well etc. Sean Connery and George Lazenby often slagged each other off. Moore and Connery used to hang out with each other and attend parties together. They even went along with the Battle of the Bonds in 1983 just to drum up support for each other. Moore and Lazenby became penpals swapping dad jokes over the decades. Moore also supported the actors who played Bond after him. Brosnan was having a difficult time settling into the role and so Moore visited the set of Goldeneye to give his support (look up Brosnan's heartfelt tributes to Moore when he passed away) and Moore campaigned to given Daniel Craig a chance when the media criticised him for his looks and height. Roger Moore became a UN ambassador later in life and did a huge amount of good work, as well as for animal charities. He's my favourite Bond and his films are my favourite. They just seemed more colourful than the others. He was one of a kind.
You left out the fact that Lazenby's biggest career move was denied to him by a twist of fate. He was slated to star along BRUCE LEE in "Game of Death" and if Lee had not suddenly died in 1973, that movie likely would have been the most popular movie in the world.
The running across the crocodile scene was done by the owner of the crocodiles. No fake out stuff....he just did it. You can actually find the outtakes on RUclips. He had to do it a few times before he got it right.... One of the times he tripped and almost got his leg ripped off 😱
He deserves credit for propelling the franchise forward, even decades after his last movie. He set an expectation that the Bond movies will always be quality and entertaining.
Sir Roger Moore is the 2nd oldest actor to have played 007. But prior to becoming Bond, he was already an star. Best known for The long-running tv series of an another genre franchise called "The Saint". As James Bond; he infused an almost fearless, humorous attitude towards his life. The cheesy lines and quips became more of an staple (hate or love it). This next entry gives us the goods as we expect. Bond girls, a evil mastermind with his henchman, great action, etc. Jane Seymour (pre Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) as Solitaire was in her first film and became a star. The title theme was actually performed by Paul Mcartney and his group "Wings" (co-written with his late wife, Linda). For his time, Moore had the longest run of any actor in the franchise. 6 movies, 12 years (stepped down in his late 50s). Nevertheless, this was the era that did ruled the franchise.
Jane Seymour was also in Battlestar Galactica (1978) as Serina. Her character married Capt Apollo (Richard Hatch) and was offered by the end of the 1st episode. Geoffrey Holder, the gentleman with the the facepaint, also lent that laugh to 7up commercials.
2:16 Mark! Whomever it was probably thought that telling you two blondes that it was a "multiverse" that he was helping you by referring to a relatively new concept that the "MCU" introduced most young people to! 😉 No, ig wasn't that! It was just simply recasting as I previously explained 🧐 Davin Niven's "Casino Royale" explains why so many are called "James Bond"! The movies had a "floating timeline" rather than rebooting for every decade as others have and some still do. Rebooting during every decade you can thank "DC" for! 😮
Roger Moore started out with a bang in what I consider one of my favorite Bond movies, mainly because the practical stunts are so mind-blowing. From a boat chase and jumps, to the one that amazes me to this day...a stunt man actually running across the backs of crocodiles. It was fun watching you both quiet with your mouths wide open in that moment. Plus, I still think the theme composed by McCartney is the the best Bond them to this day.
Originally they were planning to cast Clint eastwood for the role of James in this but he turned it down because he believed that James bond should always be a british character and played by British actor.... apparently Sean connery also turned down the role.
Yes those were real crocodiles that a stunt man ran across, it took him 6 attempts to get it and 5 outfits as the crocodiles would rip his clothes apart. The stunt man also ended up with something like 150 stitches to face and body apparently.
I thought this movie in particular was kind of scary when was kid because of the voodoo stuff but omg the actress Jane Seymour was the most beautiful woman in the world when I saw her as a young boy. The classic Bonds series 60s through the 80s was my favourite era especially the 70s. Fun fact the man laughing at the end of the movie became so popular with that movie that he was used in 7UP commercials where he would take a sip and then laugh like in the movie. Love your reaction your so authentic and both so adorable.
I'm glad you started with this Roger Moore movie. In the 70s, Roger Moore was a great choice -- best known from doing 118 TV episodes of the "The Saint (1962-1969)". Paul McCartney and Wings were super hot at this time, in the years that followed the breakup of The Beatles, so the movie theme song was a worldwide hit and a highlight of their concert performances. Jane Seymour was 21 and early in a terrific (still going) career, that yes included 149 episodes of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993-1998). Geoffrey Holder (villain Baron Samedi) became a loved performer for decades even before Bond (I remember him as the island community leader in the "Doctor Dolittle (1967)" musical movie, and that great voice found him doing a lot of voice-over work. 50yrs later, Live and Let Die is still one of my favourite Bond movies.
If you remember in, "Dr. No. " Quarrel was the boat Captain that was helping Bond. Quarrel died on the island by the dragon. The boat captain in this movie that was helping bond was Quarrel Jr.
At the beginning of FYEO they no longer owned the rights to the Blofeld character so they used the opening scene, which was originally supposed to immediately follow TSWLM, to eliminate someone who appears to be Blofeld probably injured 10 years earlier at the end of DAF, and avenging the death of his wife leads us into the main plot of FYEO, when giving advice about seeking revenge considering he just did its something that no one else should ever have to see
Wow!!! Lots of love for For Your Eyes Only in these comments. FYEO is my favourite of the entire series. I always thought it was criminally underrated and overlooked, so this surprises and delights me!!!
Jane Seymour was James' lovely love interest, and yes she played Dr Quinn Medicine Woman. She is now about 72 and every bit as beautiful as she was back then.
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One of the thinks that makes "Live & Let Die" is the title song written by Paul McCartney & performed by Wings along with the music throughout the movie. However, you & Carly start talking every time you hear the music & especially during the opening credits. Have either one of you watched the opening credits? If so, have you noticed that they always contain nude silhouettes of women?
The guy who played Baron Samedi did a very iconic set of commercials for 7UP during their "The un-cola" marketing campaign. Anyone who was alive back then will likely remember him in those commercials. They had a lot of personality. 7UP's commercials used to be known for personality. For instance, they had Orlando Jones in their "Make 7UP yours" campaign, wearing a t-shirt that said "Make 7" on the front of it, and "Up yours" on the back. I bought a copy of the same T-shirt and a matching hat. I misplaced the hat but I still have the T-shirt. When I'm in my 90's it'll probably be a collectible 😅😂
Aw man, you guys should have watched “Spy Who Loved Me” or “For Your Eyes Only” - MUCH better Roger Moore 007 movies! :) I grew up watching the Roger Moore Bond flicks with my dad, so he’ll always be my fave. He’s definitely goofier than the others, but I love him.
I was always so torn on this one. Jane Seymour is my favorite Bond girl, and yet I don't really like anything else in the movie except for the boat chase. But it's still better than The Man with the Golden Gun, lol.
The only other Bond Villian that was known to audiences was probably Telly Savalas he was probably physically speaking the best version of Blofeld if you consider his description in the books, SPECTRE is mentioned in Dr No, unidentified versions of Blofeld are seen in FRWL, thunderball, and until the very end of YOLT. BLOFELD is seen have Boby doubles of himself being made in the beginning of DAF so Blofeld is very careful about anyone including other members of SPECTRE from knowing his identity
Great reaction, Cassie and Carly. 'The Spy Who Loved Me' is definitely the best of the Roger Moore Bond films in my opinion. After that you're onto Timothy Dalton as Bond, he only did the two films but both were great so, hopefully you'll do them both.
Hey Cassie, hey Carly! Good job. For some, Roger is their favorite JB. For me, he will always be THE SAINT. A TV series he had when Sean became James. The creepy laugh guy, Geoffrey Holder, became the face and voice of 7 Up for a while. They had him compare cola nuts to uncola nuts. "7 Up, the Un Cola." And then have him laugh. He was a dancer in New York, at the Met. Jane Seymour played Dr Quinn 20 years after Solitaire in LALD. She was the love interest for Christopher Reeve in SOMEWHERE IN TIME. Hey, to Mr PIBb.
I thought Octopussy was the worst and in "A View to a Kill" Moore was too old, but worth it for Walken and Grace Jones. Though they all have their moments.
@@bannjaxx I'm going to say it, I think Moonraker is overhated. Yes, it's an incredibly silly and nonsensical film, but it's so much fun to watch, and if nothing else you cannot fault its ambition
Roger Moore is my favourite Bond, he’s playing it with just the right amount of not quite taking it seriously. This and Octopussy are my fave Bond films
Roger moore was a gentlemen in real life.
Theres a story that he was waiting in an airport. And a father and son recognised him. The eight year boy was a big fan of James Bond. The son asked moore for his autograph signing his roger moore. The little boy went to his father and told he signed the wrong name. The father told Moore, and moore motioned the little boy to him, and said please dont break my cover, im on a secret mission.
The little boy , in his fifties, told this story, and he always remembered how james bond told to him to keep his secret. It was so sweet the way the guy told it.
Roger Moore had his own series called The Saint (1960s) where he was also a spy/equalizer/Robin Hood like character. He basically plays that same character as James Bond.
"For Your Eyes Only" starring Moore could be viewed as an unofficial sequel to OHMSS. It begins with Bond visiting Tracy's grave and running into a certain... cat-petting villain.
It should have been the other pick with TSWLM.
I was gonna post that, but I found your post first!
Plus female action hero partner plus locations from Greece to Alps
How does everyonbe miss that 'Diamonds Are Forever' opens with Bond seeking revenge on Blofeld?
For Your Eyes Only has a really nice song.
"For your eyes only" was so good we walked back in the theater and watched it again. 😘
Moore shoulda stopped there - Octopussy like Temple of Doom was the 1983 India fetish that is now cringe and View to a Kill was like a cartoon
Fun Fact: They were scouting locations to film when they saw the "trespassers will be eaten" sign. Upon further investigation they decided to work the alligator farm into the film. The owner of the farm performed the stunt of running across the gators. They even used the owners last name as the name for the villian.
Also, seven years after this, Solitaire (Jane Seymour) made the time travel romance "Somewhere in Time" (1980) with Christopher Reeve. They became good friends on the set for years, through his tragic accident and death. She loved him so much that she named one of her sons "Chris".
I'll have to look it up because I'm a little fuzzy on it, but didn't they talk to the owner and find out that his father was actually eaten by a crocodile? And he was the son who had taken over and performed the stunt? Like I said, don't quote me, but I think I read that. What a family business to go into 😅 literally!
It’s amazing to watch the alternate takes. At one point, he trips and almost loses a leg to a hungry gator.
The film of the alligator stunt is on RUclips. He got bitten a few times.
Aaaahh The memories.. This was the FIRST "PG" film I ever saw when my older teenage neighbors took pity on me and brought me along to see it, LYING to my parents about what movie they were taking me too. I WAS BLOWN AWAY!! This film was the probably the COOLEST thing you could have ever turned a 7 year old boy onto in 1973..I'll never forget it!
FYI:... Jane Seymour was 19 when she filmed this and looks as good today as she did then.. Look her up!!
Roger Moore in real life was the opposite of his “Smug” Bond character. He was a bit insecure & a hypochondriac. However he was a very nice man. There is a story of a director yelling at an old man who was the janitor on the set who had to clean up a spill. Roger Moore pulled him aside and said to him: “Be nice to the little people.” In otherwords treat everyone nicely. I thought that was a nice story.
I wish I could remember where I heard it, but my favorite Roger Moore anecdote was when a guy brought his young son to meet Moore at an event. The boy got sad and said "I didn't know you were 'Roger Moore', I thought James Bond was real." And Moore said, "Don't worry, that is just my cover name. I really am James Bond." Freaking class act right there.
Moore brought a real humanity to the character. I preferred Connery and Moore to the other Bonds. Moore wasn't afraid to make fun of himself and make the character a bit awkward at times.
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Yes, Solitaire was played by Jane Seymour, who also played "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman".
She was also a Playboy Centerfold before this movie, as was Ursula Andress from "Dr. No".
The speedboat jump in this movie is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Everything is listed in the Guinnes Book of World Records.
Sir Roger Moore I might add lol
I actually have met Sir Rodg on 3 occasions as he lived in my hometown of Stanmore in London. Sir Rodg even at old age was still very charming and a very nice guy who always make time to stop and talk to fans that would recognize him a true gentleman and one of the best in my book!
The Sheriff was such an unexpected big hit in this movie he was cast in the next Roger Moore Bond movie.
sadly true
They edited out one of the most memorable lines in the movie, "....what are you some kinda doomsday machine, boy"? That sheriff was an original.
My dad and I always loved the sheriff and laughed at his antics. It’s one of the best parts of this film for me.
I love Sheriff JW Pepper! Just the way he delivers his lines in that sardonic, frustrated tone, you can instantly feel for a guy that’s beyond his scope of experience and laugh at the cinematic retribution of a backwards county sheriff.
It’s the same way Spielberg made the Nazis in the Indiana Jones films laughable stooges as a cinematic form of moral revenge. At the same time, it’s also tapping into “In the Heat of the Night”.
He is a good character but no need to bring him back in TMWTGG.
The theme song is iconic, besides it is Roger Moore's first time as James Bond. It also featured the legendary Geoffrey Holder and provided the only time in a James Bond film of the use of mysticism. The film also contains the longest jump by a boat over land. Yes, sharks sense and are attracted to blood.
I just couldn't see Geoffrey Holder as the villian. Every time I heard him laugh, I was expecting to hear "This is a cola nut, and THIS is an un-cola nut!" ;^)
Don´t waste your time praising it for the two bimbos hosting it never heard of either McCartney nor The Beatles.
Yes, it is THAT sad.
I think I've found a new favorite comedy reaction. The movie is half-intentionally hilarious, and the sisters bafflement at its dated absurdity just added to it.
I know you have your rules, but please do 'For Your Eyes Only' after 'The Spy Who Loved Me', it's a seriously good film.
It's probably my second least favorite.
They aren't watching all of them. They are having polls and choosing only 2 movies for each actor.
For your eyes only is my favorite Bond movie of all time
Can't skip "man with the golden gun" regardless of the films quality Christopher Lee was born to be a Bond villain
@@GrosvnerMcaffrey He was the best Bond enemies and adversaries. It is too bad that they didn't realize franchising then like Marvel does today.
I know that it was planned that they were only gonna react to only two Roger Moore's james bond movies but I really think that they should consider to do a single exception and react to a third one because I think that "For your eyes only" is a must-watch ;)
Especially with the fact that they loved the Mission impossible franchise and the next one seems to have some callbacks to this film (with the yellow car chase, etc ...)
And maybe if they are enough likes for this recomandation, who knows ? Maybe they will do it :)
Afterall, Moore was in more official Bond movies than any other actor. He deserves one more (For Your Eyes Only should be it). They owe them two good ones after making them sit through Live and Let Die.
I was disappointed that Eyes didn't make the cut. I think it's one of the better of whole series, not just the Moore era.
@@BillTheScribe fans thought they went too far with the silliness with Moonraker. FYEO was a course correction. It reference the two most serious Bonds up to that point with the visit to Tracy's grave (OHMSS) and the McGuffin being a typewriter sized code machine (From Russia With Love).
I put that in my comment also. How the voters didn't chose it is beyond me. Carole Bouquet even beat Ripley to the female action hero status.
I had thought about this when they mentioned the 2 film limit and was curious which of the 3 Moore's would lose out (always assumed it would be between this, Spy, and Eyes).
PLEASE, fans of Cassie: Turn this wonderful lady onto Being There, one of the smartest, quirkiest comedies ever. She deserves the most worthy films we can find! PLEASE!
Oh, yes please Cassie, do a review of "Being There" with Peter Sellers. My personal favorite. The ending will leave you completely confounded, just thinking "What?" So many conjectures about the ending of this film.
Best James Bond theme song ever! Paul McCartney killed it!
I'm shocked that these young gals didn't acknowledge that during the intro. I mean the 70s themes were great! McCartney, Carly Simon, etc. I'm not even a Bond fan, but the music is excellent
They'll never know , they were talking about candy right through it.
@@SJHFoto LOL, one lady said her opening intro song for a sporting event would be a Spice Girls song so i wouldn't be surprised. They know nothing about actual music.
Chris Cornell, Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones were all better. But Live and Let Die is a good song
Yet, it was wasted on these two!?!?
Just a little trivia: Roger Moore played "The Saint" on TV before he was James Bond, and Pierce Brosnan played "Remington Steele" on TV before he played James Bond. Both characters were secret agent type characters.
And Moore also played Lord Brett Sinclair in The Persuaders alongside Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde. Sinclair was a jet set aristocrat former Guards officer and race driver who just happened to drive an Aston Martin.....
You really need to watch "For Your Eyes Only" as well. That is the best Roger Moore Bond movie.
Also, considering how much the ending of OHMSS upset them, it would definitely provide them with some satisfaction
It's very good, but I prefer The Spy Who Loved Me.
I have a comment to the same effect but I'm seconding every request for FYEO. Together we can make it happen!
It's good. But the Spy who Loved Me is recognized as the best Moore Bond.
@johnnyskinwalker4095 I think they're both the best, for different reasons. If I had to pick one . . . I guess TSWLM, for the Agent XXX twist and the Pyramid scene.
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Although he doesn't appear in this movie, the Roger Moore Bond movies have the best reoccurring villain, Jaws. Richard Kiel played the best henchman in the franchise.
Yes in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. The Spy Who Loved Me is my personal favourite Bond film and I really can't wait until they react to that one.
Yes. And, in a rare moment of heroic altruism, he sure kicked Shooter McGavin's ass in that parking lot.
What? No love for Whisper, the fat villain who's talks quiet because he's always outta breath and drives a pimp mobile? Actually, Tee-hee was kinda like a Jaws type villain and Baron Samedi the immortal villain was fun.
You totally blew past Paul McCartney and George Martin, lol
For your eyes only! It had a totally different soundtrack to anything else and has some the best chase scenes ever.
I think Geoffrey Holder is the very soul of this movie. His Baron Samedi gave me the creeps as a child. Great performance!
Agreed, Geoffrey Holder is brilliant in this movie1
I also remember Geoffrey Holder's 7Up commercial, "Cola nut. UN-cola nut". HA HA HA HA!
This is my favorite Bond film, because it's the first one I ever saw. There's a different feel to it because it delves deep into the "Blaxploitation" film style that was popular in the 70's.
Agreed. This is when the spy movie cycle of the 1960s was completely over, almost all the other spy film and TV series were finished (except MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE I think), the Cold War had settled into detente, Nixon went to China, and they needed new villains and a new purpose for James Bond. The first of many, many makeovers for the franchise.
It's not a blaxploitation film, blaxploitation films had the black guys as the good guys here they were mostly bad guys,
@@adrianburchell8075 No, blaxploitation movies are budget movies that "exploited" (ie cashed in on) the current major public interest in black urban culture. It has nothing to do with who's the good or bad guys.
You're right that this isn't a blaxploitation movie, but it's clearly taking cues from them, and they clearly picked Live And Let Die (a novel which first half can be quickly summarized as "James Bond Goes to Harlem") to adapt this time because its themes were very culturally relevant at the time.
@@patrickflanagan3762 Ironically, in the novel Mr. Big was running a gold smuggling network getting heavy financial support from Russia. They retooled his plan pretty heavily in the movie to scrub out the cold war elements.
@@Pikachu132 plus a villain smuggling gold had been covered in Goldfinger
The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only are the strongest Moore Era Bond films, and are ranked very well as among the best of the entire series.
By the way--you cannot chit chat during a Bond opening title sequence! They as intricate to the experience as the ladies and their colorful names!!!
For your eyes only was the best moore bond film, just loved it.
The Spy Who Loved Me is IMHO a bit more fun, but at least Moore was serious in it, I love the big sets & there is genuine tension the fight with Jaws in the train etc.
Here is the funny part. Roger Moore was older then Connery . It took three movies for Moore to own the part. After Man with the Golden gun Moore never slapped another women . The Spy who Loved me was him at his best . His other very good one was For Your Eyes Only and I do wish you added that one . You need to watchin closely the opening of Spy Who Loves Me what I call the greatest stunt , and most dangerous , of all times !!!!
Moore's Bond is my personal favorite, and Live & Let Die is one of the best imo (slightly beaten by Spy Who Loved Me, which I am looking forward to you seeing). The boat chase in the Bayou Des Allemands in Louisiana is stunningly shot imo. Yaphet Kotto is outstanding as the villain. "You had a 50/50 chance, you weren't even close" one of the best lines in cinema history imo. That whole scene is just so well written and performed by Moore and Kotto. And the crocodile stunt was done for REAL. No CGI, just real crocs. Stunt done by the owner of the croc farm where they filmed 🙂
Roger Moore is my favourite Bond, and i've always been a fan of Live and Let Die. For your Eyes Only is another favourite.
This used to play on TNT all the time when I was growing up. Not my favorite Bond (I'm a sucker for For Your Eyes Only), but this is the one I watched the most. Jane Seymour never seemed to age to me. Roger Moore was Bond when I was growing up.
I was so scared you'd miss this with your "3 episodes per Bond" rule, but here we are! Moore is my Bond, so I think he's terrific, and this was one of my top 3 Moore's anyways.
I still don't know why they're not just doing the whole series. Even the weakest outings are better than some of the movies Cassie (with or without Carly) has done.
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy "Cassie" (and her younger sis) is not choosing to cover the entire Bond series (i.e. excluding the 1967 and 1983 non-EON-produced ones)...because the pre-2005 entries are just too ancient for her taste. It would be like trying to sit through the 1940s Batman matinee films when the more modern Michael Keaton, Christian Bale, and Ben Affleck versions of Batman are much more comprehensible.
*{There is a lengthy explanation by Joe or John - who works with her - in the Community section)*
In fact, it is up to 2 entries per Bond actor "rule" - except for Daniel Craig (because either Cassie thinks he is the best or just most recent) 🎬
Wish they'd done 3 with Moore since he was in so many films. I wonder what the third place entry was!
@@bonghunezhou5051 that's ridiculous, this channel at the beginning was all about getting out of her comfort zone, her regular choosings, and watching DIFFERENT movies, and most of the times she was glad she did it. If what you're saying is true, this channel is over.
Love Roger Moore , he played in a tv show called the Saint. Voodoo is still practiced in many countries but nobody ever talks about it.
The power boat jump during the chase scene was, when done, the world's longest powerboat jump and appeared in the Guiness Book of World Records.
Arguably the best non-Conn Bond film ever. Jane Seymour and Yaphet Kotto both shine like diamonds in this. Add a theme song by Paul McCartney & Wings and you have movie magic!
thats more or less what i thought, in fact i prefer this bond....unfortunately they dont agree!! one prefers lazenby???too sexist??? wat the?????!!!?
Roger moore is the best bond by a mile...keep making woke ice cream boomer
My preference for Bond actors is Roger Moore as he defined the quintessential gentleman spy Ian Fleming had experienced in WWII. The gentleman spy was often an aristocrat, major or minor royalty, or a powerful businessman (which is why you see the Bond character at so many social events wearing a tuxedo). These individuals could move into and out of the various circles of power across Europe due to their ties and rubbed elbows with the elite to gather intelligence. Although the countries were at war, the elite often had other agendas. They all knew each other or were related to each other. So Fleming took that idea and grew it into James Bond.
You said for The Spy Who Loved Me "I feel like we are going to love that one" That was the first one my Dad showed me and my personal favorite of not only Roger Moore but all Bond Films looking forward to it!
The main Villain Dr. Kananga / Mr. Big, Played By Yaphet Kotto-- also played LT. Pope in Across 110th Street(1972), Parker in Alien(1979), and along with many many many tv show and film credits, one of his last and greatest roles was that of LT Alphonse Michael 'Gee' Giardello Sr. On Homicide: Life on the Street(RIP)
And also FBI agent Alonso Moseley in Midnight Run, tremendously under rated comedy movie.
He was also in Brubaker
Wasn’t he also in the HBO movie The Park is Mine with Tommy Lee Jones.
The guy who played Tee Hee was in one of the original Shaft films as well. Julius something.
He also had a minor role in original The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) with Steve McQueen, as one of the bank robbers.
Love the channel and really love that you’re on a Bond marathon. It was my late mother’s favorite franchise, so thanks to you both for bringing back some very fond memories.
And as a heads-up, the proper term is “suspension of DISbelief”, not “suspension of belief”. Just FYI.
Not really a marathon. More like a 5K.
I actually really enjoyed these more Sci Fi over the top Bond films when I was a kid but my favourite Moore films have got to be The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, and Live and Let Die. Moonraker I really like as well so I would recommend watching at least these films before moving onto the next Bond. Moonraker has a special place in my heart as it was a sercet level in the N64 Goldeneye game based on the amazing Goldeneye film but Moonraker is by far the more outlandish film.
moores my favourite, i agree with your
movie choice
Fun fact on the alligator scene. The location was an alligator farm in Louisiana. The owner of the farm was the one who actually did the alligator stepping stone gag.
The Man With The Golden Gun, is one of my favorite bond films and showcases the actor (Christopher Lee) who played Saruman nearly 30 years before The Lord of the Rings, or Star Wars Episode II and III. He was also one of the early actors who played Dracula. That Louisiana parish sheriff makes an appearance in The Man With The Golden Gun.
Underrated bond film
Chris has had such an amazing career. Many iconic roles.
Christopher Lee was also great in The Wicker Man.
Like I said in my own post...this is what I hate patrons. More money than taste. LaLD is a mess of a movie. Switching locations back and forth feels like they had no idea how to end the movie. only reason the movie was voted #2 is that stupid theme song.
I completely agree with what you said about TMWTGG and Christopher Lee! Spot ON!
My favourite JB movie. The bus he drives was a London Transport (as it was called in those days) bus that was shipped out to the filming location, and the roof being ripped off was achieved by removing the top deck, then putting it back on with a set of rollers so it would come off when it hit the bridge.
Awesome reaction as usual ladies. I know you said you'll only do 2 of the Roger Moore Bonds but if you'd like "closure" on the previous Bond (George Lazenby) you should watch For Your Eyes Only - just sayin'
This is not one of my favourite Bond films...but NEVER have I had such a completely fun time watching it!! :D
The two of you made it such a good time. Can't wait for the next one :)
They are class reactors for making you feel uplifted.
You can't skip For Your Eyes Only. It simply shouldn't be done! One of the many reasons for that is one I can't reveal to you......
But watching Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only would be an excellent foray into Roger Moore's Bond movies.
Kananga - played by Yaphet Kotto (who played Parker in "Alien" and FBI Agent Mosely in the hilarious comedy "Midnight Run" with Robert DeNiro);
Solitaire - played by Jane Seymour (Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman);
Felix Leiter - played by David Hedison who starred in & was the original "The Fly" in 1958;
Written by Tom Mankiewicz, a cousin of Ben Mankiewicz (one of the hosts of TCM/Tuner Classic Movies)
Carly being Team John Laser Bee is the shocking twist I was not expecting!
You mean James Lazer.
@@richardb6260 George Lazenby
@@jimmoffat3599 John Lazenby.
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ah ha Lazenby is pretty terrible
10:45 Mark! The lady from "Airplane!" isn't there to translate "Jive" for him, so he doesn't know that he's in danger! 😂😅
The First BOND Movie 🎥 where I was aware that I was Seeing an Actual BOND MOVIE! Went to a Drive in Theater to see this when I was a Kid! This one, always had a Place in my Heart! That's why I saw Rodger Moore as the Best 007!
The Spy who loved me and For your Eyes only are a must. Great Locations, Gadgets and Actions sequences.
Don't worry ladies, this is Roger Moore's first time being Bond. He does grow into the role nicely in later films peakin' with "For Your Eyes Only", my favourite Bond Film....
He's at his all-time best in this film. Gradual decline over the next few, but still very good. By Moonraker he's losing it, as are the writers. And by Octopussy he's laughable...in a bad way. As is the writing.
Actually, I think this was the best James Bond movie I have ever seen. It's just flat-out fun to watch.
Everyone has a favorite “Bond”; mine is Roger Moore. Live and Let Die is my favorite Bond film, followed by For Your Eyes Only, Then, Skyfall, Etc…
Moore did play In the TV show “the Saint” but prior to that also played a lead role in “Maverick”. An action comedy Western about wise cracking gamblers who made their way through the old West.
The Bond films are famous for 1. “Bond Girls” and 2. stunts. Most of the films are prior to CGI and the stunts are actually done. You will see one on the best known stunts in the Spy Who Loved Me.
A great car stunt is in the Bond movie “The Man With the Golden Gun”. Where you will also see a surprise return of another character.
I have a great time watching you both react to the films!
You have seen Yaphet Kotto as Parker in "Alien" (1979) but you wouldn't be able to recognize Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi (the voodoo guy with the big laugh). We old folks remember him in the 7Up commercials in the 70's. "This is a cola nut, and this is an un-cola nut." You really should take a minute to see his commercials here.
Crisp and clean with no caffeine…
"Crisp and clean,
With no caffeine.
Nevah haddit,
Nevah will."
In "For your eyes only" Roger More (007) literally visits his dead wife's grave. So it's NOT some silly multiverse, It just another actor taking over the same role :)
Ps. "For your eyes only" is an awesome movie with a great love story, coolest car/gadget. My fav ever!
Of course it's a multiverse, that's how you can kill Blofeld several times and have Thunderball and Never Say Never Again tell much the same story and re-use things like diamond deathray satellites (Diamonds Are Forever and Die Another Day).
This is my favorite Bond movie theme, sung by Paul McCartney. When he performs it live, after the 'live and die' part of the song, on die, it turns into a fireworks show for a bit.
I liked the song but it wasn't near the best for a Bond movie. The big band classics of the 60s are unbeatable cause they feel more "Bond". From Dr No to Diamonds are Forever(except OHMSS), it was flawless era of opening themes.
Paul Mccartney sung that song in a Superbowl halftime show I think in 2005 with all the fireworks as special effects.
The following film, The Man with the Golden Gun is also very good. Roger Moore is in his prime in this era of the franchise.
During the speed boat sequence the Guinness World Record for speed boat jumps was set at 120 feet
The voodoo priest, Baron Samedi, appeared on 7-up commercials in the 1980's. "Crisp and clean, and no caffeine. Ha ha ha ha."
I’m genuinely somewhat surprised that this is one of the films that won on the poll, considering it’s one of the most over the top ridiculous films of the franchise. Then again, The Man with the Golden Gun is in my top three favorite Bond films, so I'm not one to talk.
Are you kidding
Over the top
That would be Moonraker
there's a gondola chase scene
A Lazer battle in space
And a character called Dr Goodhead
But Goodhead is one of the better Bond girls in the Series!
Moonraker is over the top, but its incredibly underated.
As a kid this was my favourite because of the voodoo-New Orleans-vibes, the boat chase and Jane Seymour. And awesome theme song. But I have to admit that time has not been gentle with it, in many regards.
Same. I realised this as a teenager when I rewatched it. I was like this is....not that good. lol I still am found of a few things in it like those you mentioned. But my God the story is pretty thin.
"Spy Who Loved Me" is great, but the Blowfelt storyline from "OHMSS" is finished in "For Your Eyes Only". (You wont be disappointed... just put it on your list for later.)
The first Moore Bond picture. He had played Simon Templar (George Sanders and Vincent Price had portrayed the character earlier), and had starred with Tony Curtis as Lord Brett Sinclair in "The Persuaders".
The two best Roger Moore Bond films IMHO were "The Spy Who Loved Me" (probably the overall best Bond film of all time) and "For Your Eyes Only." I hope their Patreons picked at least one of them.
Looks like they definitely did
TSWLM won the pole. LALD was second (still scratching my head over that one). At least TSWLM actually is the best Moore Bond (and one of my personal top five favorites).
I also have a soft spot for The Man with the Golden Gun. Christopher Lee played a great villain.
@@tbone35453 And Tatoo from Fantasy Island
@@richardb6260 LALD is the best Moore Bond film, and neck-n-neck with Goldfinger for the best Bond film ever.
The way that I think that the Bond films make the most logical sense, is that Bond films 1-20 are a continuous story i.e. twenty Bond missions, but those stories don't have a firm date attached to them.
The Daniel Craig films are their own continuity and disregard everything before that, it was the franchise's reboot.
I hate that the Patrons voted for this one simply because of the theme song considering both Cassie and Carly ignore opening credits to talk about food and the music never plays on the RUclips version. They would've enjoyed For Your Eyes Only a lot more.
The Sheriff known as 'W J Pepper' was also in 'The man with the Golden Gun' which was filmed in Hong Kong, Japan & Thailand as he was featured this time as a tourist with his wife in Thailand & spotted & joined Bond in action chasing the bad guys! The movie also had one of the best car stunt actions in movie history & it was done in one take! As soon as the stunt was completed, the director went over & stuffed a bunch of US banknotes into the pocket of the driver (said to be over 10,000 which was a lot of money in the 1970s ). Ironically the guy who actually did the stunt was a replacement as the original driver chickened out a few days before the stunt with an excuse that he had to fly home urgently due to family issue. The stunt was actually done by the mechanic who volunteered to step in, replacing the driver after his sudden exit. I think the girls should watch it & I am sure that they will enjoy it!
Good or bad, you really should watch all the Bond films in order. There are things relevant in subsequent films.
Semi-spoiler alert: The Louisiana Sheriff, J.W. Pepper, played by noted Broadway actor Clifton James, makes an appearance in the next Bond film starring Roger Moore called "The Man With The Golden Gun". Also starring Christopher Lee, who played Saruman in the LOTR films, as the man WITH the Golden Gun, and Herve Villachez as Tatu, he said "Boss, the plane, the plane" on the TV show "Fantasy Island".
Roger Moore is the best bond! You haven’t seen his greatest enemy Jaws yet. You two are so funny trying to figure out the movie plot, and your sister is so adorable. her smile is contagious. Great reaction and movie!
My favorite Bond theme! McCartney & Wings knocked it out of the park.
Shes going to love Goldeneye… for the balance of grit, story and humor..
The whole Connery-Lazenby-Connery-Moore transition is fascinating. Connery established his Bond over 5 films and the Australian dark-haired, brown-eyed Lazenby was chosen and coached into the Scottish Connery mould, despite only done some modelling and a chocolate advert. OHMSS is astounding, but the Lazenby venture imploded and Connery came back to do Diamonds are Forever at a premium, which was a very camp and comedic affair. The producers then needed a safe, experienced pair of hands, well-known and liked by the public, to steady the ship. Ian Fleming originally wanted Roger Moore for Dr No. The producers were always speaking with Moore and wanted him to do OHMSS and Diamonds but he was under contract to do The Persuaders with Tony Curtis. NB Moore was a couple of years older than Connery! Roger Moore was, in the 1960s and early 70s, the biggest TV on the planet, one of those people whose face was seen by more people on earth than anyone else. He had played Ivanhoe (with Robert Brown who later played M), was in The Alaskans, Maverick alongside James Garner of The Great Escape, Simon Templar in The Saint (very Bond-esque) and Lord Brett Sinclair in The Persuaders with a full on bromance with superstar Tony Curtis. He was also in films like The Man who Haunted Himself. Moore had trained at RADA (with Lois "Moneypenny" Maxwell) after serving as the youngest Captain in the British army. He was contracted to MGM and Warner Brothers in Hollywood in the 1950s and early 60s. There's an interesting interview in the early 70s when he was in The Persuaders as women in the audience were literally swooning at the sight and sound of him. Also worth mentioning is that Moore was from a working class background in Stockwell in London, so he would've had a cockney accent growing up. He affected the refined accent at RADA to get ahead and it stuck. Michael Caine described him as one of those Englishmen with a backbone of iron. So, the Bond producers were tasked with making the next film with a blonde, blue-eyed Englishman already known to absolutely everyone. What was their approach? Let Moore be himself. He was already as big, if not bigger, than Connery, so distance himself even further: cigars instead of cigarettes, bourbon instead of vodka martini, Aston Martin was off the cards as Moore had already driven one in The Persuaders, ditch the PPK early on in favour of a Smith and Wesson, no "my name is Bond, James Bond" or tuxedos. There would be time for those clichés in later films. Plus, Moore had the image of the archetypal English gentleman, not a stereotypical brash Scotsman or Australian, so the unruffled, unflustered politeness was turned up to 11! He firmly put his stamp on the role, resulting in 7 films from 1973 to 1985. As to the light-hearted and humorous feel, this was perfect for the era. Despite the optimism of the 1960s, the 1970s was plagued by strikes, an energy crisis, various conflicts, the ongoing cold War. The tone of the Moore era gave audiences escapism. However, pay attention, and you'll find a lot of killer, dramatic moments. Then, there's Moore himself. All the cast and crew loved him. He was a charming, funny practical joker. He could have been a professional comedian and was fluent in several languages (he had also been a cartoonist as an early career). He was friends with Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, David Niven, Gregory Peck, Michael Caine, Sean Connery as well etc. Sean Connery and George Lazenby often slagged each other off. Moore and Connery used to hang out with each other and attend parties together. They even went along with the Battle of the Bonds in 1983 just to drum up support for each other. Moore and Lazenby became penpals swapping dad jokes over the decades. Moore also supported the actors who played Bond after him. Brosnan was having a difficult time settling into the role and so Moore visited the set of Goldeneye to give his support (look up Brosnan's heartfelt tributes to Moore when he passed away) and Moore campaigned to given Daniel Craig a chance when the media criticised him for his looks and height. Roger Moore became a UN ambassador later in life and did a huge amount of good work, as well as for animal charities. He's my favourite Bond and his films are my favourite. They just seemed more colourful than the others. He was one of a kind.
You left out the fact that Lazenby's biggest career move was denied to him by a twist of fate. He was slated to star along BRUCE LEE in "Game of Death" and if Lee had not suddenly died in 1973, that movie likely would have been the most popular movie in the world.
Roger Moore is my fav Bond! May I suggest watching 'Cannonball Run' as a fun side 80s comedy!
The running across the crocodile scene was done by the owner of the crocodiles. No fake out stuff....he just did it.
You can actually find the outtakes on RUclips.
He had to do it a few times before he got it right....
One of the times he tripped and almost got his leg ripped off 😱
Roger Moore is still the best Bond IMHO. The dry quips, the eyebrow, the poshness, so good.
He deserves credit for propelling the franchise forward, even decades after his last movie. He set an expectation that the Bond movies will always be quality and entertaining.
Sir Roger Moore is the 2nd oldest actor to have played 007.
But prior to becoming Bond, he was already an star.
Best known for The long-running tv series of an another genre franchise called "The Saint".
As James Bond; he infused an almost fearless, humorous attitude towards his life.
The cheesy lines and quips became more of an staple (hate or love it).
This next entry gives us the goods as we expect.
Bond girls, a evil mastermind with his henchman, great action, etc.
Jane Seymour (pre Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) as Solitaire was in her first film and became a star.
The title theme was actually performed by Paul Mcartney and his group "Wings" (co-written with his late wife, Linda).
For his time, Moore had the longest run of any actor in the franchise.
6 movies, 12 years (stepped down in his late 50s).
Nevertheless, this was the era that did ruled the franchise.
Jane Seymour was also in Battlestar Galactica (1978) as Serina. Her character married Capt Apollo (Richard Hatch) and was offered by the end of the 1st episode. Geoffrey Holder, the gentleman with the the facepaint, also lent that laugh to 7up commercials.
7 UP, the un-cola.
2:16 Mark! Whomever it was probably thought that telling you two blondes that it was a "multiverse" that he was helping you by referring to a relatively new concept that the "MCU" introduced most young people to! 😉 No, ig wasn't that! It was just simply recasting as I previously explained 🧐
Davin Niven's "Casino Royale" explains why so many are called "James Bond"! The movies had a "floating timeline" rather than rebooting for every decade as others have and some still do. Rebooting during every decade you can thank "DC" for! 😮
Roger Moore started out with a bang in what I consider one of my favorite Bond movies, mainly because the practical stunts are so mind-blowing. From a boat chase and jumps, to the one that amazes me to this day...a stunt man actually running across the backs of crocodiles. It was fun watching you both quiet with your mouths wide open in that moment.
Plus, I still think the theme composed by McCartney is the the best Bond them to this day.
Originally they were planning to cast Clint eastwood for the role of James in this but he turned it down because he believed that James bond should always be a british character and played by British actor.... apparently Sean connery also turned down the role.
Yes those were real crocodiles that a stunt man ran across, it took him 6 attempts to get it and 5 outfits as the crocodiles would rip his clothes apart. The stunt man also ended up with something like 150 stitches to face and body apparently.
JW Pepper is one of cinema's greatest characters.
11:26 Mark! That tall guy became the spokesman for "7-Up" and so he is the one to refer to it as being the "un-cola" as a play on "undead"! 😎
I thought this movie in particular was kind of scary when was kid because of the voodoo stuff but omg the actress Jane Seymour was the most beautiful woman in the world when I saw her as a young boy. The classic Bonds series 60s through the 80s was my favourite era especially the 70s.
Fun fact the man laughing at the end of the movie became so popular with that movie that he was used in 7UP commercials where he would take a sip and then laugh like in the movie.
Love your reaction your so authentic and both so adorable.
Roger Moore was my favorite Bond & the kick ass soundtrack by Psul McCarthy & Wings awesome
I'm glad you started with this Roger Moore movie. In the 70s, Roger Moore was a great choice -- best known from doing 118 TV episodes of the "The Saint (1962-1969)". Paul McCartney and Wings were super hot at this time, in the years that followed the breakup of The Beatles, so the movie theme song was a worldwide hit and a highlight of their concert performances. Jane Seymour was 21 and early in a terrific (still going) career, that yes included 149 episodes of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993-1998). Geoffrey Holder (villain Baron Samedi) became a loved performer for decades even before Bond (I remember him as the island community leader in the "Doctor Dolittle (1967)" musical movie, and that great voice found him doing a lot of voice-over work. 50yrs later, Live and Let Die is still one of my favourite Bond movies.
If you remember in, "Dr. No. " Quarrel was the boat Captain that was helping Bond. Quarrel died on the island by the dragon. The boat captain in this movie that was helping bond was Quarrel Jr.
One of the best bond movies roger moore has the most charm and charisma of all bonds
It has aged terribly. Should not have been one of the two picks.
At the beginning of FYEO they no longer owned the rights to the Blofeld character so they used the opening scene, which was originally supposed to immediately follow TSWLM, to eliminate someone who appears to be Blofeld probably injured 10 years earlier at the end of DAF, and avenging the death of his wife leads us into the main plot of FYEO, when giving advice about seeking revenge considering he just did its something that no one else should ever have to see
Wow!!! Lots of love for For Your Eyes Only in these comments. FYEO is my favourite of the entire series. I always thought it was criminally underrated and overlooked, so this surprises and delights me!!!
Yes, we can make it happen!
Kristatos underrated it . And he was definitely a criminal.
Jane Seymour was James' lovely love interest, and yes she played Dr Quinn Medicine Woman. She is now about 72 and every bit as beautiful as she was back then.
With 50 years between release and now, you must realize that an interracial kiss was extremely rare.
32:50 The outboards can be released to pivot as can the stern drives for the inboard motor. This can be done remotely from the driver’s seat. It’s used for when you’re close to shore or are beaching the vessels.
One of the thinks that makes "Live & Let Die" is the title song written by Paul McCartney & performed by Wings along with the music throughout the movie. However, you & Carly start talking every time you hear the music & especially during the opening credits. Have either one of you watched the opening credits? If so, have you noticed that they always contain nude silhouettes of women?
The guy who played Baron Samedi did a very iconic set of commercials for 7UP during their "The un-cola" marketing campaign. Anyone who was alive back then will likely remember him in those commercials. They had a lot of personality. 7UP's commercials used to be known for personality.
For instance, they had Orlando Jones in their "Make 7UP yours" campaign, wearing a t-shirt that said "Make 7" on the front of it, and "Up yours" on the back. I bought a copy of the same T-shirt and a matching hat. I misplaced the hat but I still have the T-shirt. When I'm in my 90's it'll probably be a collectible 😅😂
Aw man, you guys should have watched “Spy Who Loved Me” or “For Your Eyes Only” - MUCH better Roger Moore 007 movies! :) I grew up watching the Roger Moore Bond flicks with my dad, so he’ll always be my fave. He’s definitely goofier than the others, but I love him.
I was always so torn on this one. Jane Seymour is my favorite Bond girl, and yet I don't really like anything else in the movie except for the boat chase. But it's still better than The Man with the Golden Gun, lol.
@@Johnny_Socko I agree - I'm not a fan of most of the movie, but I LOVE Jane Seymour. She is for sure the best part of Live and Let Die, 100% :)
The only other Bond Villian that was known to audiences was probably Telly Savalas he was probably physically speaking the best version of Blofeld if you consider his description in the books, SPECTRE is mentioned in Dr No, unidentified versions of Blofeld are seen in FRWL, thunderball, and until the very end of YOLT. BLOFELD is seen have Boby doubles of himself being made in the beginning of DAF so Blofeld is very careful about anyone including other members of SPECTRE from knowing his identity
Great reaction, Cassie and Carly.
'The Spy Who Loved Me' is definitely the best of the Roger Moore Bond films in my opinion. After that you're onto Timothy Dalton as Bond, he only did the two films but both were great so, hopefully you'll do them both.
Hey Cassie, hey Carly! Good job. For some, Roger is their favorite JB. For me, he will always be THE SAINT. A TV series he had when Sean became James. The creepy laugh guy, Geoffrey Holder, became the face and voice of 7 Up for a while. They had him compare cola nuts to uncola nuts. "7 Up, the Un Cola." And then have him laugh. He was a dancer in New York, at the Met. Jane Seymour played Dr Quinn 20 years after Solitaire in LALD. She was the love interest for Christopher Reeve in SOMEWHERE IN TIME. Hey, to Mr PIBb.
I wouldn't skip over any of the Roger Moore films. They are all worth a watch.
I thought Octopussy was the worst and in "A View to a Kill" Moore was too old, but worth it for Walken and Grace Jones.
Though they all have their moments.
@@Cheepchipsable Christopher Walken makes AVTAK watchable.
Even Moonraker?
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@@bannjaxx I'm going to say it, I think Moonraker is overhated. Yes, it's an incredibly silly and nonsensical film, but it's so much fun to watch, and if nothing else you cannot fault its ambition
Yes it is Dr Quinn. She was also on Smallville, among many other things.
I do hope you watch both of the Dalton Bond films. Too difficult to pick a favourite out of them. Both very good.
They're watching two from each Bond actor. So they'll be watching both Dalton films.
Roger Moore is my favourite Bond, he’s playing it with just the right amount of not quite taking it seriously. This and Octopussy are my fave Bond films
girls you hurt me with your luke warm responses!!!
It's "Suspend your DISbelief." Stuff that you can't believe you disbelieve. When you want to pretend and go along you suspend your disbelief.